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́PEDDLER” FAILS.

Novel Trip From Dover To N. Y.

INITIAL HITCH.

A 30 Feet Craft With Windmill ~Propeller.

“I WILL WIN.”

NEW PACIFIC CABLE.

Dempsey Confident of To Connect Japan With

America. Victory.

TO-MORROW'S FIGHT.

Most Of The Money On Gene Tunney.

RADIO VIA SHANGHAI,

Many Important Developments Foreshadowed.

Washington, Sept. 12. When "Carrie," the 12ft. craft}

Chicago, Yesterday.

An era of faster and cheaper: on which Mr. E. P. Tierney pro After a work-out yesterday be-|

communication between North posed to pedal across the Atlan- fore friends, backers and news America and trans-Pacific regions tic, was lowered into the dock at paper men, Tunney remarked as is forseen by officials here when Dover, she heeled dangerously be tossed his huge sixteen ounce projects now being developed are [over on her part side.

boxing mitts into the ring chest,| realised. For several years thej

Mr. Tierney, who was on "that is positively the last time I British cable from Vancouver to board, at once started to pedal but made almost no headway, though the vessel was assisted by the amall windmill contrivance fixed on deck.

The "Carrie" was towed about! the harbour by a rowing boat but retained her list,

and Mr. Tierney, when he came ashore, said she was leaking badly, and he would now await the arrival of his 86-years-old Manchester friend. Mr. Matthewson.

Mr. Tierney, a Salford hair! dresser, proposed to

cross the without

| Atlantic in "Carrie," steam or sails or oars.

Former Steward.

Mr. Tierney, who is a bachelor, aged 30, was formerly a steward In the "Aquitanis," and has earned four war medals in addi-

G. Tunney.

New Zealand and Australia has been. in process of doubling, and recent ly plans for increased operating| eficiency ...were Inaugurated which will enhance communications from Canada and northwestern United States to the south Pacific.

Recently the Western Union Telegraph Company, hitherto not a factor in trans-Pacific communica- tions, announced its intention to lay, a high-speed cable from the United States to Japan, on a routej not yet determined, at a coat esti- mated from G.$10,000,000, to G.$15,000,000,

U.S. And Philippines. Closely following this announce- ment, and apparently in anticipa- tion of competition, it is reported here that the Mackay Interests, chief owners of the Pacific Com- mercial Cable system, ara con- sidering a plan, involving expendi tures of G.5,000,000, to establish radio service between the United States and the Philippines, to con nect there with a new cable be tween the Philippines, and Shang.

tion to the Military Medal. He shall use these until I meet came to Dover and awaited the Dempsey on Thursday night.". arrival of his "magic canoe," Onlookers warmly praised the which was packed in a single rail-handiness with which he struck, hai. way truck.

perfectly-timed blows to the The Mackay Company recently denied, that they had issued any His navigator is Mr. Matthew-heads and bodies of his sparring information as to their using radio, son, whom he described as "the partners. He appeared to be in youngest man engaged in the the pink of condition. The in-or that they knew the origin of the story, but the statement was so Crimean War and the oldest flammation of the eye has prac-worded as not to deny the possi soldier serving in the late war" tically disappeared. He said he bility of such a development. He is an ex-skipper, said Tierney, never felt better in his whole and the only man entitled to fistic career.ANG wear the Arctic medal.ge

50 Days' Journey.

The boat, as described by Mr. Tierney, has a propellor worked by a windmill. When there is no wind, Mr. Tierney said, Mr. Mat- thewson and I will take turns to. work the propeller, either by our feet as on a pedal bicycle or by hand as in the case of an invalid chair.

The pedal ship "Carrie," other- wise. Tierney's Atlantic ship, is the invention of Mr. William Oldham, a Manchester motor mechanic. She draws two feet of water, and bas a beam of three feet.

Mr. Tierney hopes to reach New York inside of 50 days.

FLOODS IN MEXICO.

25,000 PEOPLE NOW

.. HOMELESS.

-BIG PROPERTY LOSSES.

Mexico City, Yesterday,

Dempsey has also finished his heavy work. The manner in which he battered his partnera

The Mackay plan, if consumated, would bring that organisation into competition with the Radio Corpora last few years has been developing ion of America, which during the

system of radio communications in the last work-out, indicated between the United States, Hawail,

Japan and the Philippines, with service to China also when political difficulties concerning concessiona are resolved. United Press.

· HOME SPINNERS.

ÁGREEMENT WITH YARN ASSOCIATIONS,

London, Yesterday. Plans for a closer agreement in regard to policy between the Lan- cashire spinners of American yarn reached an advanced stage to-day when the general com- Imittee of the Federation of Master Cotton Spinners' Associa- tions approved the agreement reached last week by the joint |committee of the Federation and the "Cotton Yarn · Association." that he had reached his old-time The agreement will not be pub- fighting form. He is the picture lighed till it has been considered of a fighter brimful of nervous by the executive of the Cotton energy.

Yarn Association.hav

'J. Dempsey.

The former champion poked fun at Tunney's remarks when he first arrived in Chicago that he had come to box and not to

Statistical Bureau.

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THE sinuous sirens." and the

fascinating charm of the South Seas as never before shown in book or pictures

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A meeting of all sections of the AT THE cotton, trade in Manchester for-

It is unofficially estimated that fight. "He'll have to fight when mally established a cotton trade there are 25,000 homeless in towns I get him in the ring," declared statistical bureau. Mr. WE. 8.30 p.m. Bud villages along the Lerma River Dempsey,I'll knock him out Thompson, president of the Man- 3.30 p.m. in consequence of the floods. Only or get knocked out in trying." chester Chamber of Commerce,

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six deaths have hitherto been re- The betting is 7 to 5 in favour who was elected president of the ported. Meagre reports indicate

that most of the inhabitants of the of Tunney-Reuter's American Bureau, said ample subscriptions Inundated region escaped but thou- Service.

sands suffered heavy loss of pro-

nerty Half of Acambaro, in the

State of Guanajuato, was destroy

A relief train has departed to the scene of the disaster. Mexico City Railway headquarters have receiv ed brief messages from other paints Indicating that the flood is slightly subsiding. Reuter's American Ser- vice.

SOVIET RISING.

FURTHER DEATH

SENTENCES,"

Riga, Yesterday.

were promised to cover the first three years working.. A pro- visional committee was appoint ed. Reuter.

ky Objects of Bureau. Met London, Yesterday - At a meeting at Manchester of representatives of practically all sections of the cotton trade to-day the proposal recently made by the

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The Military Court at Tauroggen Manchester Chamber of Com Dentist. has sentenced eight more particip-merce for the establishment of a ants of the rising One was im cotton trade statistical” bureaur mediately executed, but President was adopted. Mr Thompson, 20US. STOCK MARKET. Suietonas commuted the others to President of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, who was The Court sentenced nine others elected president of the to servitude for life, three to three, sald that sufficient sub

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